loading...| Preferred Name |
urethra |
| Definitions |
The fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057 |
| capable of part of | |
| channel for | |
| channels_from | |
| continuous_with | |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0041967 MAT:0000121 MIAA:0000121 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjkypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA CALOHA:TS-1132 FMA:19667 MA:0000379 NCIT:C12417 Wikipedia:Urethra galen:Urethra EMAPA:30901 GAID:390 MESH:D014521 SCTID:302513006 VHOG:0001264 XAO:0000153 EFO:0000931 EV:0100099 BTO:0001426 |
| definition |
The fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
| depicted by |
Female:anatomy.png |
| develops_from | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0000057 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
| label |
urethra |
| notation |
UBERON:0000057 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
urethra |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000164 |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
urethral |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
In human males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine. In females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000062 |